(I won't say that it's because one of my silly little dragons died for lack of views. I won't.)

Facebook kept crashing Firefox when I tried to upload photos. I managed to get two up, but any time I try to open the "upload photos" thing it locks up.

Tomorrow I'm going to make a Mexican white cheese sauce (fundido) and have it with chimichangas for dinner. I will try not to bake anything else, because I've been more or less good this week and besides, there's still leftover chocolate cake.

17. Favorite protagonist and why!

Matt. In many ways, Matt is the most “me” of any character – just inside; of course I’m not a staggeringly handsome 6'2" recovering alcoholic ex-boxer, but Matt thinks like me and has a lot of my character flaws and problems. Matt is complex and very real and very human and I adore him.

18. Favorite antagonist and why!

Not sure. John Dillon, perhaps, as a very fully-fleshed villain, but also love the more short-lived Tomas, and Marcus, whom no one has met yet...

19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!

Danny Sullivan, the newest star of the 2009 NaNo. It was supposed to be Matthew’s story (Matt and Cody’s oldest son), but Danny took the spotlight.

20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?

Matt and Cody. Their relationship is the best in my head, although I do enjoy the friction of Sean Patrick and Della.

Danny Sullivan, newcomer to Matthew's school -- when I first conceived the story, he was just one of the kids, and Matthew was the main voice, but Danny took over. I finished it for NaNo purposes but I haven't done any re-reading or editing yet (and it needs it). Danny is, at this point, a sixteen-year-old magic Sensitive who sees Matthew and knows he's a mage, but doesn't know what to do with the information. Between making discoveries in the mountain caves and getting close to the first magickal family he's ever met, Danny starts to find himself. (Coming of age YA story.) I'm not really content with the rushed ending and it needs a lot of work, but I like the way it came out, and I like Danny.